Chaser-cutting mechanism



Oct. 9, 1934. A. F. BREITENSTEIN CHASER CUTTING MECHANISM Filed Jan. 28, 1935 5 Sheets-Shqt 1 lllIIlllllllllllllllllllllll -II laII :Iilll Oct. 9, 1934. A. F. BREITENSTEIN CHASER CUTTING MECHANISM- Filed Jan. 28, 1953 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 9, 1934- A. F. BRIEITENSTEIN 1,976,476

CHASER CUTTING MECHANISM Oct. 9, 1934. A. F. BREITENSTEIN I CHASER CUTTING MECHANISM Filed Jan; 28, 1935 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Oct. 9, 1934 W i AI-EMQ CE "CHASE-lemme f Albert F. Breitenstein, New'flaven, Conn, as signer to The Geometric Tool Company, New Haven, Conngja corporation r x Application Janna-r3 18, 193s, se izrnc. 653,977

.4. oiaimsc-(cric-im V This invention relates to an improvement in mechanisms or devices for cutting chasers and relates in particular to mechanisms for cutting or otherwise formingthread-cutting chasersof the so-called fcircular type, i. e., thread-cutting chasers of substantially cylindrical form and having thread-cutting teeth vformed upon their peripheries. I I

Circular chasersas at present innse fall into two distinct classes, namely, those having truly annular thread-cutting teeth upon their peripheries and those having helically-inclined thread-- cutting teeth thereon. My invention relates'to mechanisms for cutting or otherwise forming the latter type of chasers, which are more fully shown and described in my co-pending application, Serial No. 641,846, filed October 20, 1932,entitled Thread-cutting chasers. j An object of my present invention is to provide a convenient and accurate mechanism or forming helically-inclined thread-cutting teeth -'or other helically-inclined surfaces upon circular 'chasers. I 25 A further object of my invention'isto provide a mechanism of the class described'in which'convenient and accurate means is provided for alteringthe helix angle of the threadcutting"teeth or other helically-inclinedsurfaces to b 'e 'fo'rmed upon chasers," whereby my improved mechanism 1 is made available for use inthe production of a wide variety of chasers. 1 Other objects and advantages will appear to those skilled in the art from the following, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the appended claims.-

The term cutter as used herein is'to-be-understood as including grinding and abrading tools, as well as ordinary cutters, such" as mills, etc.

In the accompanying drawingsr Fig. l is a top or plan view or one form which a chaser-cutting mechanism embodying my'invention may assume, a chaser-blank 'beingshown as mounted, and the parts beingshown prior to being set to produce-a helical cut; I

Fig. 2. is a broken transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, but onalargerscale; i Fig. 3 isa broken longitudinal sectionalvi'ew taken on the line 3-3 or Fig. 1, but on alarger scale; I

Fig. 4 is a top or plan view corresponding. to Fig. l, but showing the control-barsetfor the production of the desired helix angle and: the chaser-blank engaged withthe threading hob 29; as clearly shown in;Fig. 2.

preparatory tobeing. rotated and moved axially? 7 Fig. {r is}; broken toppr plan view showing the mechanism set tor helically milling .the. outer face of thechaser; r

Fig. 5 is a view showing the relative position 6Q of the chaser-blank with respect to the end mill as the operation of helically inclining the tront face of. the blank is at-or near completion; and Fig.1? is, a view in side elevationof a chaser as cut. by means of my mproved-mechanism, 5 and having helically-inclined thread-cutting i teeth and ahelically-in'clined front outer face.- x The particular, mechanism herein v chosen as illustrative oithe present invention includesa work-holder 207 having a tapered shank 2.1 and to the outerend 02 which is adapted to be secured a chaser-blank 22.. The means for-amxing such a chaser-blank to the work-holder 20 may as sume various forms, but as herein shown, the saidwork-holder is provided with a replaceable stem 23 extending beyond its forward-lace and entering into the chaser-blank, as clearly shown in- Fig. 2, which-latter is firmly anchored to it againstactual displacement by a screw 24. A pin. 25 torwardlyloflsetting from the work-holder 23 enters an appropriate socket intherear face vof the blank 22- and serves to hold the blank in proper orientation relativev to the. work-holder. The. workholder. 20 above referred to has its pered 21 internally threaded at its rear end, as at 26, and is seated in a tapered bore 27 r formed in. a rotary spindle 28 mounted for rotation ina: reciprocating spindlecarrier 29, from which it is; separatedby suitable anti-friction bushings- 30. r'I 'he -spindle 28 maybe regarded as the primary work-holder and is free, as before stated, tor rotary movement within the spindlecarrier I 29,. but isheld againstaxial. movement relative: thereto by providing it at the forward end with a fiange 31 bearing against. the. front faceoithe spindle-carrier 29', and. by providing it adjacent the rear-land of the said spindle-carrier with -a'pair of complementary nntsBZ'and 33,. the former. of. which brought to a bearing againstthe rear faceoi the said'fspindle-carrier I e spindle 28 :also formed with a rearward- -lg -eiit ending shank 34:, having a bearing. in r the upstanding arzn3-5 of. abrack et 35 with capacity .to: rotary andl reciprocating movement therein.

Adjacent its extreme'rear end, the shank 34 of the-spindle. 2'8Ihas secured'to it, by means of a keyfi'fi and anut'fafr; aworm-whe'el 3a. which meshes into. and driven by aworm 39, mounted upon'a worm-shaft40journaled ina horizoncoupled to the spindle 28 against relative rotary movement by means of a key 43 and has its tapered shank 21 firmly seated in the tapered bore 27 in the spindle 28 by a..drawing,-.bolt 4.4

having its forward end threaded "andehgagedj with the internal threads 26 inthe said shank. and having its outer end-providedwith' a. polygonal head 45 bearing against the extreme outer ,end of the shank 34 of the spindle 28..

For the purpose of mair'itaini'ng'the flangeof the spindle 28 in engagement with the forward;

face of the spindle-carrier 29 to thus-eliminate any factor'ofbacklash, a helical spring- 46 "is provided which bearsat 'its rea'r end against the worm-wheel -38' and'atits forward'end'ag'ainst a spring-seat 47 which in turn is seated-at its forward end against theirear 'faceof bracketarm I I Rigidly keyed-to the shank34 of thespindle 28 intermediate thespindle-carrier 29=jandthe bracket 35-is 'a pinion 4 8 meshing into' and driving arack-bar 49bolted or otherwise secured to acontrol-s-lide 50; Th'e'said control s lide some within an undercut guideway' -51-formed irith upper face of a swiveled'fixture-frame;general- 1y designated by the'num'eral 52; and is adapted to reciprocate "in the said recessin a' horizontal plane in a direction at a'rig'ht angleto the axis of-the spindle 28 and its-associated partsw The fixture-'frame52 above referred to includes an upper member 53 which is rigidly secured by means of bolts 54-to a plate-like member 155 and.

forms a unitary structure therewith; r The member 55 just'referred to-and-hence'the member'53 4 of the fixture frame 52 are mount'edwithcapacity for swinging -movement*in*a horizontal plane rocating table 56 ,by means of 'astud 57.;2

' Thetable 56 just above referred to inay form a feature of'an ordina'r'ymilling machine and-,j as

upon the upper surface of a 'horizontallyrecipshown, is mounted'withi capacity for"horizontal of such a' milling machine.

For the purpose of adj sting' the angular position .of the swingingfixture frame '5 2-with--re'- spect to the table 56-which'carriesit, one end of the member 55 'offthe sjaidffixtur-frani is provided' with worm-teeth- 5'9--meshin'g into a worm 60 rotatably mounteduponthe adjacent end" of the table 5 6"and ha'ving-a knurled turn-button 61, the, base' of which latter" is providedwith reciprocation-in a"vert ically-adjustabl e slide' oil graduations '62 readable in"conn ectionw'ithan indexmark 63 inscribed upon-the adjacent end .of a bracket 64 in which said worm '60 turnsf- The 'graduations 62 arespaced to indicate-angular measurements in terms'of seconds and in conjuncuon with said 'gr'aduations the rfarfendbflthe said member 55 is adapted to register with either one of two 'sets offgraduations65' and 66 m scribedj'upoii'the upper face of theftable 56iand spaced to represent'degrees; *After' thef's'wive'led fiXture-rr'amew hasbeen adjustedto the desired angle for the purposefas will hereinafterappear,

thesame maybe'hrmlyjclamped-in place by clamping bolts6' 7'fi7 extending through-islots 68- 68 in" the mere 5,5 andintothe upperffa ce ofthetable 56;

The table 56 is, as before stated, longitudinallymovable with respect to the vertical slide 58 and for the purpose of effecting such movement and a micrometerspindle-carrier 29 is also provided with a depending stud '73 carrying a roller 74 riding in an upwardly-facing groove '75 in a control bar '76 carvried by the control-slide '50 before referred to.

The said control-bar'76 is mounted upon the upper surface of the control-slide 50 with capacity for" lateral' swingir'igmovement with respect :theretoby a stud 77 mounted in the said slide 50.

For the purpose of swinging the control-bar '76 laterally-and measuring the degree of such movement, I provide the end of the said'bar, opposite the-stud 7'7,-with worm-teeth '78 meshing into a-worm 79 securedto a worm-shaft .80 mounted in a bracket 81' upstanding from and rigidly secured to the upperv face of the. control-slide 50, Theedge 82 ofthe control-bar '76is adaptedto sweep over a series of degree graduations .83 in-. scribed upon the adjacent upper surfaceof the said control-slide, and the rear end of thewormshaft- -is provided witha knurled turn-button '84 having graduations 85 inscribed thereon to represent angular minutes and readable in conjunction with an index mark 86 inscribed upon the bracket 81 adjacent .the'said turn-button, as clearly-- shown in Figs. 1,14 and. 5'.- Afterthe controlbari76-hasbeen adjusted tothe desired, degree, the same may be firmly locked in place against accidental displacement clamping-bolts 87+8'7 extending through slots 88-.88in the, said bar and into the upper surface of thecontrol-slide 5Q. i V v The longitudinal movement of the control-bar 76- elfects the-reciprocation of the spindle-carrier 29," spindle .28; and associated parts and for the -1 ioo its

by complementary springQO- bearing atits forward end against the bottom of, the said pocket 89 andat its rear end against a lug 91 depending from the said spindle- ,oarrier29. .The said spring- 90 exerts a constant weffort tomaintain the roller. 74 in engagement ;With.the rear wall of the upwardlylffacing groove 75 in the control-bar 76.

Let itbe presumed that'it is desired to form helically-inclined eutting-teeth92 (Fig. 7) upon the chaser-blank 2 2, and let it further be supposed that the parts of myimproved mechanism are in the position in .which theyt are, shown in Fig. 1

.in which, as well as'in Fig. 4, is shown a rotating thread-cuttinghob 93,- adapted td'befdriven from any convenient source of power and, as shown,

,mounted in. a. rotaryfspindle' 94?,formi'ng a feature of any app roved'p type of machine such, for. in-

S a i l m hin J' 1 "I'hefclamping-bolts'187 87 arenow loosened and the turn-button 84 is'approp'riately turned until'the control bar, 7 6 hasfb'ee'n inclined-with respect to the control=slide 50 to the "desired degree V L31 .1:

The table 56, together with the parts carried thereby, is now movedfrom right to left as viewed 'in' 1, 4 and 5, until the cutting-teeth of-the said hobhave penetrated into the blank the 5 I desired distance, This adjustment of the table '56 and associated parts is effected by mean'softhe micrometer-adjuster 69. I V I The hand-wheel 42 is now rotated so as to turn the spindle 28 with theefiect also of causing the pinion i=8, carried by the 'said' spindle, to act through the rack-bar 49 and longitudinally move the control-slide 50 from left to' right as viewed inthe drawings. As "the spindle is being rotated and the control-slide 50 is being moved longitudinally,as just described; the control -bar76 is being correspondingly moved longitudinally-with the effect of causing the said control-bar'to act through the roller 74 and stud '73 to advance the spindle-carrier 29 and hence similarly move the spindle 28 and hence also the chaser-blank 22. Thus, the spindle 28 is rotated and simultaneously moved axially at a predetermined relative ratio, which ratio is determined by the inclination of the control-bar 76 with respect to the controlslide 50 upon which it is pivotally mounted.

The combined rotation and axial movement of the spindle and hence of the blank 22 results in the formation of helically-inclined cuttingteeth 92 upon the periphery of the blank.

As shown in Fig. 4 for instance, the controlbar '76 has its free end displaced rearwardly so that the combined rotary and axial movement of the spindle 28, as above described, will produce left-hand thread-cutting teeth upon the blank. If, however, it is desired to cut right-hand helically-inclined thread-cutting teeth upon the blank, the free end of the control-bar '76 may be displaced forwardly to thus cause the spindle 28 to move axially rearwardly at the same time it is rotated, rather than forwardly as required for the production of left-hand cutting-teeth on the blank.

Should it be desired to helically cut the front face of the chaser-blank, this operation may also be accomplished with my improved mechanism by replacing the thread-cutting hob 93 with an endmilling cutter 95 (Figs. 5 and 6). Under these circumstances, it is desirable to first cant the fixture-carrying frame with respect to the cutter, so as to insure the proper angular contact of the end of the cutter 95 with the face of the chaserblank.

To effect this angular adjustment of the fixture-frame and the parts carried thereby, the

clamping-bolts 6767 are loosened and the turnbutton 61 appropriately turned to swing the fixture-frame 52 into the desired position, such, for instance, as that shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The

A table 56 may now be longitudinally adjusted to properly position the blank with respect to the cutter. Now upon rotation of the hand-wheel 42, the spindle 28 and hence the chaser-blank 22 will be simultaneously rotated and moved axial ly as required to produce a helically-inclined front face 96 (Figs. 6 and 7) upon the blank 22. The helix angle of the cut made upon the front face of the chaser, as just described, may be determined by suitably adjusting the control-bar '76 with respect to the control-slide 50 in the same heiicaliy mcnned front face j ee of the chaser blank. ,,"'l f" "By means ofmy improved chaser-cutting mechanism, I amenabled to produce awide variety of circular chasers,' since, by merely changing the inclination of thecontrol-ba'r '76 of the helical cuts, a widevariety'of helical cuts, etc; may be accurately and" conveniently formed,"

'ej in'entionjmayfbe carried out in other specificway's thanthat herein "set forth, without departing from'the spirit "and 'essential charact'eristics of the invention, and the present embodiement i's,"therefoi e,f to be'considered'm all respects as illustrative'and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims braced therein.

I claim:

1. In a chaser-cutting mechanism, the combination with a rotary cutter; of a fixture-frame swingable transversely of the axis of the said cutter; workholding means mounted on the said fixture-frame with capacity for both rotation and reciprocation with respect to the said cutter; and operating means for simultaneously rotating and reciprocating the said work-holding means.in-

dependently of the said cutter and proportioning the said movements with respect to each other in predetermined ratios, including a pivotal and reciprocatable control-bar also carried by the said fixture-frame and movable transversely with respect to the axis of the said work-holding means and operatively connected thereto for axially moving the same.

2. In a chaser-cutting mechanism, the combination with a cutter; of a reciprocating table; a pivotal fixture-frame carried by the said table a control-slide carried by the said fixture-frame with capacity for reciprocation with respect there to; work-holding means carried bythe said fixture-frame with capacity for both rotation and reciprocation with respect to the said cutter; means carried by the said control-slide for operatively interconnecting the latter to the said work-holding means to insure the concurrent proportional movement of the said control-slide and the said work-holding means; and a pivotal control-bar also carried by the said control-slide and movable both with and independently with respect thereto and operatively connected to the said work-holding means for axially moving the same; whereby the said work-holding means may be canted with respect to the said cutter without disturbing the setting of the said control-bar with respect to the said work-holding means.

3. In a chaser-cutting mechanism, the combination with a cutter; of a fixture-frame; a support for the said fixture-frame; a control-slide carried by the said fixture-frame with capacity for reciprocation with respect thereto; workholding means carried by the said fixture-frame and connected thereto with capacity for both rotation and reciprocation with respect to the said cutter; means carried by the said controlslide for operatively interconnecting the latter to the said work-holding means to insure the concurrent proportional movement of the said control-slide and the said work-holding means; a pivotal control-bar also carried byv the said control-slide and operatively connected to the said work-holding means for axially moving the same; the aforesaid fixture-frame being carried by the said support with capacity for pivotal movement with respect thereto to concurrently are intended to be emcant the said; @iitiCfl-sI-ide and work-holding means with respect to the said. cuttij- Y 4. In a ehasep-eutting mechanism, the 555mm nation with a rotary cutter; of a fixtxire fraime;

' a support fer; the saidfix'ture-fram; ajcq ntlol slide carried, by said 'fixture-frame'with ca:- pacity fqr reciprocation with respect thereto; a spindle-carrier earried by} the said iixtuie irame with capacity for reciprocation :with respect thereto; a work-holding spindle ari iedthe said spindle -ear 'ier with capacitx fox: rotation with respect thereto; a pinion carried by the said spindle; a rack. carried hy-the said control-slide and meshed with thesaid pinion rfqrpperatively 62p j i g i 1 interconnecting the said spindle and the said eont'rql-slide' tti insure the oncurient 'propdr tional movement of the said control-slide and the said work-holding means {a pivotal Gon'trdl-bar also can iegi by the saidcontrolrslide and. "operatively conneeted to the said 'spindle-cazfrieifor axially n' ovingthe sam; the aforesaid fixturei1 amebeingpar1 ied by thesaid su port with'ca 

